HURON - It was business as usual for Sully Buttes Thursday night. The Chargers used the same recipe for success as usual and cooked up another lopsided victory. Sully Buttes applied relentless pressure, silenced the Avon offense and ran away with a 63-35 first round win during the State B girls' basketball tournament at the Huron Arena. “We played pretty good defense, tonight,” said Sully Buttes coach Mark Senftner. The Chargers were nearly on their season averages of 68 points per game scored and 38.5 points per game allowed. Again, it was their constant defensive pressure that was the difference. “Defensively, they really cause a lot of havoc,” said Avon coach Brad Poppe. “It's by far the most pressure we've seen all season.” The catalyst of that defense is point guard Alexis Yackley. The junior hounded her point-guard counterpart and did not allow Avon to get into its normal offensive sets. ”That was our main goal. Our defense definitely won it for us, tonight,” Yackley said. “I told myself I needed to get all over their point guard. I just did everything I wouldn't want done to me.” That strategy worked as Avon never got into a flow on offense. “They're were great at taking our point guard out of it,” Poppe said. “(Yackley) is a great defender.” The Chargers got out of the blocks quickly, thanks in part to a pair of three-point field goals by Elizabeth Lamb. That opened things up for the rest of the squad. “It was great that she got off to a great start,” Yackley said, “because then they don't know who to guard.” Soon the rest of the Chargers followed Lamb's lead and the Sully Buttes advantage swelled to double digits in the second quarter. Avon was never able to make a serious charge in the second half. The Pirates not only struggled handling the ball, but could not get an outside shot to drop. Katelynn Lamb finished with 18 points to lead a balanced Sully Buttes attack. Yackley contributed 16 and Elizabeth Lamb added 15. Kylee Lamb added nine. Brandi Gau tossed in 13 points to pace Avon. The Pirates, 18-6, face Timber Lake at 2:45 this afternoon in consolation play. Sully Buttes, 22-2, takes on Colman-Egan at 8:45 tonight in the semifinals. The Chargers, making their fourth straight tournament appearance are hoping that a recent trend continues. They finished seventh, fifth and third the last three seasons. “We're hoping it goes odd all the way down,” Yackley said, “so the next one is number one.” AVON: Blair DeJong 0-2 0-0 0, Kelsey Hento 0-0 2-2 2, Megan Poppe 2-2 0-3 4, Janel tolsma 0-1 0-0 0, Brandi Gau 4-7 5-6 13, Sara Hurd 1-5 0-0 3, Leslie Van Gerpen 1-3 0-0 2, Kela Chak 3-9 1-7, Gina Cuka 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 13-31 8-18 35. SULLY BUTTES: Alexis Yackley 6-14 0-0 16, Elizabeth Lamb 5-9 0-0 15, Amanda Sieck 1-1 0-0 2, Jessi Eidsness 1-1 0-0 2, Hannah Handcock 0-1 0-0 0, Katelynn Lamb 7-15 2-3 18, Hayley Handcock 0-3 1-2 1, Kylee Lamb 4-6 0-1 9, Rashelle Tassler 0-0 0-0 0, Erica Guthmiller 0-1 0-0 0, Kayla Stough 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 3-6 63. Avon (18-6) 8 15 24 35 Sully Buttes (22-2) 15 28 40 63 3-Point Goals-Avon 1-7 (Gau 0-1, Hurd 1-4, Chak 0-2), Sully Buttes 12-21 (Yackley 4-6, E. Lamb 5-9, K. Lamb 2-4, Kylee Lamb 1-2). Fouled out-Hayley Handcock. Rebounds-Avon 21 (Gau 5), Sully Buttes 18 (Sieck 6). Assists-Avon 0, Sully Buttes 11. Total fouls-Avon 10, Sully Buttes 17.